Other - Home & Garden - January 2007

I live in Whitby, Ontario... and I have a pretty hideous neighbour. I'd like to plant some plants along the fence that is between our respective yards... but I'm not sure what kind would be best. I don't care about the colors, but my neighbour would call the Town and complain if the plants are TOO high... I just want to block the wretched people out (they're the kind of people that are 'do as I say, not as I do' and will call the Town if you don't clean your driveway within 3 minutes of a snowfall!)

If anyone could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it - and even more so, the privacy!

Thanks!

2007-01-27 15:01:30 · 2 answers · asked by sscodenameisprinceton 2

My partner and i are moving to the city!! but we have no idea about which suburbs are good etc. and when i say good i mean safe lol...

2007-01-27 14:53:06 · 1 answers · asked by charleecuteface 1

My condo has become infested with German Cockroaches and they ae even chewing holes thru the walls, coming out the electric outlets. They are so bad I even have them in my car from climbing in my purse. I have had professionals out many times and the Regieme sends a bug man every other month. There are thousands of these things. What can I do. I can't keep paying a bug man $100 every 2 weeks.

2007-01-27 14:39:15 · 4 answers · asked by sweet sue 6

what about going to your neighbours with a gun, is that protecting your house??
or is it invasion?

2007-01-27 14:19:53 · 7 answers · asked by drow 1

We want to build a 2 storey extention on our house, we have about 25 feet from the gable end, an wondering how much it might cost.

2007-01-27 13:34:38 · 3 answers · asked by karl p 3

Do i need to use a special kind of water, or am I missing something very simple.

2007-01-27 13:19:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

we are in a very bad drought and need to change my garden to plants and trees that can go without water for a long time

2007-01-27 12:32:20 · 17 answers · asked by zannamarie s 1

2007-01-27 12:15:54 · 4 answers · asked by apasue 1

2007-01-27 12:14:48 · 6 answers · asked by armennalb 1

I guess that might be a safety feature. Anyway, I put the battery back in but now the alarm emits small beeps like every two minutes or so. Why?

2007-01-27 12:13:22 · 12 answers · asked by Beth 2

2007-01-27 11:30:01 · 2 answers · asked by orchard_littlejoe 2

my parents are coming home a day early and i'm paranoid.

2007-01-27 11:05:34 · 7 answers · asked by JizZ E. Jizzy 2

The leaves and stems are already curled and brownish but not black.

2007-01-27 10:56:32 · 1 answers · asked by Lyn M 2

Please keep in mind that it dropped to below 27 here for 7 days straight so it is an odd micro-climate.
Also, I have tried numerous native plants and have a hard time with most of them.

2007-01-27 10:45:56 · 2 answers · asked by Lyn M 2

i think some1 must be playin a joke on me??

2007-01-27 10:39:16 · 18 answers · asked by Olly S 2

Anyone know?

2007-01-27 10:36:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 10:35:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't have central heating in my new house, however i have electirc fire place. is it true that can heat up the whole house?

2007-01-27 10:31:50 · 15 answers · asked by Cliff T 1

I purchased a coconut tree from a nursery in Florida. It was shipped to me in NY 2 weeks ago. I replanted it (following directions) & have been watering it. I have it in the window.The leaves are now drying up and turning yellow. What am I doing wrong?

2007-01-27 10:27:15 · 3 answers · asked by Helena 3

Sometimes when we light a fire in the wood burning fireplace, smoke comes into the rooms. My husband never smells it, but I can literally see it settling in the corners of the rooms fartherest from the fireplace. It doesn't do this everytime, but I am thinking mostly when it is raining outside and esp. if there is much wind. I was thinking that maybe the smoke has a tendency to come into the house when someone leaves a door cracked (although i can tell it doesn't come in from the outside.) I figure there must be a logical answer. Thanks for any ideas.

2007-01-27 10:04:52 · 10 answers · asked by DT 3

And if it's cheap that'll be good and also how many I need to power a home.

2007-01-27 09:58:31 · 2 answers · asked by Morpheus 2

I am looking to build a home on some family farm property that I intend to stay on until retirement. I am not looking for an investment opportunity, where I will sell right away. I will plan on staying, not selling! The size I am looking at is not huge.
Our current options are 1.) A site built home with basement or 2.) A modular home with basement.
Obviously, the modular can be put together faster. Please, share your opinions/knowledge/experience on stick built homes v.s. modular homes with basements. Especially the cost differences.

2007-01-27 09:36:39 · 8 answers · asked by summer98 2

Me and my girlfriend got into a little argument about whether gas water heaters use electricity. I think natural gas water heaters use a little electricity and my girlfriend thinks they don't. On our natural gas water heater there are little wires that lead to a turn-able nob that can turn the water heater on and off. I think this is where the electricity is used and she thinks gas runs through them.

2007-01-27 09:15:09 · 3 answers · asked by Kenneth A 2

used to have loads, country move, and back again, and 4 house moves in 3 1/2 years later i have 3!! only 1 til yesterday!!

2007-01-27 09:12:27 · 26 answers · asked by rachealuk 5

If there was some kind of tool for lighting them what were they called?

2007-01-27 08:22:39 · 17 answers · asked by Derek 3

There's a spot in rural Ontario we drive by sometimes that has a decent-sized grouping of trailers. Not 'trailer park'-type trailers, but what're often referred to as Winnebagos. Some are rather wee.

Given that it's by the water, we figured it was a seasonal thing.

Nope. Still there in the snow, with signs of current occupation.

Is that even particularly economical? It seems to me there'd be a lot of unique costs to living like that. The need, for one, to shop frequently while living in the sticks. (Nearest grocery store is +/- 1/2hr away.)

I assume there're hook-ups for things there given the density in just the one area -- what sort of services would there be?

It doesn't have the expected "Such-n-Such RV Park" sign or any details out front.

Really odd to see a crammed-in mini-community like that. Given how easy it is to see from a not unused highway, I don't think they're there illegally.

Any insights on how living there works out?

2007-01-27 08:21:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 08:11:20 · 6 answers · asked by Derek 3

Mothballs, cockroach-killing chalks and rodent-repellent sprays and insence doesn't work for me. The cockroaches seem to have a mind of their own and no matter how clean my room is, they still find a way to come into the bedroom. This problem really frightens me because the other night, a cockroach ran up my leg and I jumped out of bed and had to upturn and check the entire bedroom for the next 5 hours to make sure the cockroach had left the room, and I don't have the time to do this everytime aone enters my bedroom at night, but I can't just go back to sleep and pretend it isn't there cos I'm afaid it would crawl into my ears or mouth while I'm in bed. Is there an absolute fool-proof solution to this rodent problem? Thanks in advance.

2007-01-27 08:01:02 · 3 answers · asked by xander 5

The boiler is used for hot water and central heating it is on for 2 hours on the morning and 4 hours in the evening - I'd like to know how to set it to save energy, money and so the house stays warm!

2007-01-27 07:38:02 · 6 answers · asked by Rachel 1

We have a great deal of wind where we are building.

2007-01-27 07:07:11 · 7 answers · asked by abbacoz 2